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As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty.‍    I want to argue my case with God himself.

‍Job 13:3

You people really know everything, don’t you?‍    And when you die, wisdom will die with you!

‍Job 12:2

• The Bible is 30% poetry.
• Hebrew poetry is verbal art.
• It is free verse, with no meter or rhyme.
• Hebrew poetry is written in couplets, with the second verse finishing a thought of the first, describing in greater detail the first, deepening a thought of the first, or contrasting the first.
• Hebrew poetry helps us slow down and think more deeply.
• Wisdom literature explores the thoughts of God and His wisdom and justice.
• Read Job first as a narrative. Understand the people and conversations.
• Read without “over spiritualizing.”
• Read for the theme: suffering.
• Job is explaining to us the truth of Romans 8:28.

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May I read through Job looking for God as He shows Himself to be wise and just.